Mindfullness & Sustainability
For the past 50 years, we have witnessed first-hand the development of tourism on the island, including its impact on society and the environment. There is a fragile environmental balance on the island and the Garajonay National Park that must be preserved. We work together to make the island and the world a better place than the one we are in today.
European Chart of Sustainable Tourism
Since 1970 we have been working in cultural and rural tourism, offering in our apartments the services of a hotel with an outstanding value for money. In 2011 that bet has been translated in the adhesion of the apartments and our Ethnographic Park to the European Charter of Sustainable Tourism. Together with 20 other companies from La Gomera, we are collaborating with the National Park and the Europarc Network to promote tourism that respects the exceptional ecosystem that is La Gomera and the Garajonay National Park. The CETS (European Charter for Sustainable Tourism) was also the social engine for the achievement of the Biosphere Reserve of La Gomera. Since 2018 we have also been working with the NGO Canarias Libre de Plásticos, which works to raise awareness of the need to take care of our seas and improve our consumer habits in order to reduce our impact on the marine environment.
How we do it in our Company
We buy low-consumption bulbs and appliances. We make our staff and guests aware of responsible consumption.
We use 100% recycled paper in all our media (even toilet paper). Even so, we print only the essentials.
We reduce packaging. We offer soaps and gels in dispensers. Our breakfast offers bulk products in containers that we reuse. Our shop offers only recycled paper bags.
In our museum we show the value of the traditional rural landscape of La Gomera.
We are committed in the erradication of invasive plants.
Our our restaurant we work to avoid food waste.
We only use ecological cleaning products and water-based varnishes and paints. We also change towels only on request.
Our fruit and vegetable farm is certified and 100% organic.
Our suppliers are local. We recommend Km0 and sustainable routes.
We put an effort into attracting population into ur village by offering jobs and training.
We reinvest locally.
We help associations and collectives.
We are donors of Canarias Libre de Plásticos (Plastic-Free Canary Islands) NGO
Beach cleanups
Because every action matters, even if it is with your own hands.
Collaborations
They collaborate with international NGOs, Researchers and Governments.
Outreach
Raising plastic-pollution awareness through lectures and workshops all around the islands.
We enjoy quality
If in the 70's Los Telares was born as a pioneer company in rural tourism in La Gomera, in 2010 it reinvented itself as a company where quality and professionalism have been the key to growth. Improvements that have allowed us to carry the constant pulse of our commitment to quality so that guests feel pampered.
In 1988 we received the International Tourism Award. In 2013 we were awarded the Prize for Business Excellence by the Ministry of Tourism of the Canary Islands, an award that recognizes our commitment to quality and constant improvement. The prize for excellence is also given to us by our guests, who rate us in the Top 5 of La Gomera's accommodations in Tripadvisor.
We are an active part of the Association of Businesses of La Gomera North (AEN)
The Association of Businesses of North Gomera was founded in 2013. Its core mision is the defense of the businesses and the creation of a global identity and communication to improve the visibility of the North of La Gomera and its commerce. It strives also to protect and preserve the natural landscape of the area.
